Primer on Greeenhouse Gases [Hardback]

INTRODUCTION. WHAT IS CLIMATE? WHAT IS THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT? THE
GREENHOUSE GASES. A SUMMARY OF FINDINGS. GREENHOUSE GASES AND CLIMATE. THE
EARTH'S ENERGY BALANCE. THE DIRECT RADIATIVE INFLUENCE. THE GREENHOUSE GASES.
THE CLIMATE RESPONSE. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE. EMISSIONS OF
GREENHOUSE GASES. CARBON DIOXIDE. Trends in the Atmosphere. Estimates of
Historical CO2 Emissions. Forecasts of Future CO2 Emissions. METHANE. Trends
in the Atmosphere. Estimates of Historical CH4 Emissions. Forecasts of Future
CH4 Emissions. NITROUS OXIDE. Trends in the Atmosphere. Estimates of
Historical N2O Emissions. Forecasts of Future N2O Emissions.
CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS. Trends in the Atmosphere. Estimates of Historical CFC
Emissions. Forecasts of Future CFC Emissions. CARBON MONOXIDE. Trends in the
Atmosphere. Estimates of Historical CO Emissions. REDUCING FUTURE GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS. Reducing Future CO2. Energy Conservation. Fuel Substitution.
Scale. Activity Mix. Carbon Removal and Recovery. Reducing Future CFC
Emissions. A Note on the Role of R&D in the Long-Run. THE DISPOSITION OF
GREENHOUSE GASES. CO2 AND THE CARBON CYCLE. BACKGROUND ON THE CARBON CYCLE.
EVIDENCE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANTHROPOGENIC NET CARBON EMISSIONS AND
THE ACCUMULATION OF CO2 IN THE ATMOSPHERE. ALTERNATIVE MODELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERIC RETENTION OF FOSSIL FUEL CO2. THE LIFETIME OF CO2 IN THE
ATMOSPHERE. ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND GREENHOUSE GASES. THE IMPORTANCE OF OH
IN CLIMATE CHANGE. THE IMPORTANCE OF O3 IN CLIMATE CHANGE. SUMMARY. RELATIVE
GREENHOUSE POTENTIAL. THE IPCC GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL CONCEPT. A MASTER
TABLE OF GREENHOUSE GASES AT A GLANCE. ORGANIZATION OF THE MASTER TABLE OF
GREENHOUSE GASES AT A GLANCE.